The global sum uplift will also include money from the removal of seniority pay and MPIG.

Dr Richard Vautrey, chair of the BMA GP Committee, told Pulse: ’The 1.4% uplift is for the core practice level contract. This includes an increase in global sum despite the introduction of state-backed indemnity, as well as investment in other areas. As the precise global sum calculation is reliant on a number of other factors, for example recycling MPIG and seniority, we will be calculating a definitive figure for the global sum uplift and releasing this in the coming weeks.’

NHS 111 direct booking into practice appointments at a rate of one appointment per 3,000 patients available per day

Increased digital access for patients, meaning practices will be able to make 25% of appointments bookable online

£20m annual funding for practices to deal with subject access requests following the removal of the ability to cover costs under GDPR legislation. Practices will also have access to a data protection officer through their CCG to provide support on GDPR issues

An agreement by the BMA and NHS England to put forward joint proposals to the Government addressing the issue of tax charges once annual and lifetime pensions contributions are breached

Too little, too late for some and in particular me! I’m not ‘standing’ for much longer so: going, going, gone! One less to be expected to do ever increasing and policed work on an ever decreasing true budget. Good luck to the rest of you.

Quite right Stelvio, 1.4% is less than inflation which is now 2.7%. With possible tax rises and risks of Brexit, the safe option is still to continue the exodus as it is too little. and the toxic climate of practice with the risk to jail , GMC, NHSE, CQC quadruple whammy and the excess GDPR work is still there. Still crap.